PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ono Kuronoa (ranked 5281 p4p, 21923 weight class) and Medieval Mercenary (ranked 476 p4p, 518 weight class). Medieval Mercenary will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Kuronoa
vs
Mercenary

150 cm
39
130
12 - 18 - 1

185 cm
35
165
11 - 14 - 1

BJJ Red Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ono Kuronoa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 14 - 1, fighting out of New York, Medieval Mercenary!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid body kick from Kuronoa.
Medieval Mercenary seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kuronoa lands with a nice body punch.
Mercenary throws out a loose jab but Kuronoa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kuronoa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mercenary throws a right hand that Kuronoa ducks under and follows up with a left that Kuronoa also avoids with ease.
Mercenary misses the jab.
Mercenary misses with an uppercut.
Mercenary misses with a left hand
and Kuronoa counters with a straight right hand.
Kuronoa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Kuronoa rushes Mercenary and presses him up against the cage.
Mercenary tries to throw a body punch but Kuronoa avoids it by throwing Mercenary back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mercenary.
Kuronoa lands a body shot.
Mercenary fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mercenary misses with a knee to the head.
Kuronoa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mercenary blocks a body shot from Kuronoa.
A short body shot lands from Mercenary as the two fighters clinch.
Kuronoa tries to work over Mercenary's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercenary swings wildly with an uppercut but Kuronoa uses good head movement to avoid it.

Kuronoa jumps guard.
Mercenary wanted to stand there but Kuronoa had control of the position.
Kuronoa trying to keep a closed guard but Mercenary is proving a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Kuronoa has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Mercenary doesn't defend quickly enough and Kuronoa has managed to lock this one up! Can Mercenary escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Kuronoa on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Ono Kuronoa!